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Lesson: Chapter 5 — Optics

5.2.2. Reflection at a concave mirror 4 of 4

Question 4

In Activity 5.1 the image of a distant scene forms 20 cm from a concave mirror. The focal length is about…

The right answer is the one marked above.

20 cm. Rays from a distant object are nearly parallel, so they meet at the focus.

40 cm would be the radius of curvature, not the focal length.

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